On December 11, India’s top court gave a historic verdict upholding the BJP government’s decision to abrogate Article 370. It was not a regular judgement, as the ruling of the five-judge bench, included some extremely important observations and remarks which will be echoed and used in the legal and political…
COP28: Major hits, misses from Summit; India's bid
December 13, 2023
COP or the Conference of the Parties, a summit that takes place annually to discuss the progress towards reducing carbon emissions and reaching the target of ‘Net Zero’. This year, the COP28 summit was held in Dubai, UAE — which actually looked quite ambitious in hosting it — but, the…
Will thwarted murder attempt on Pannun hamper India-US ties?
December 3, 2023
In a shocking development, the United States Justice Department on November 29 unsealed an indictment which unveiled charges of a ‘thwarted’ attempt to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun by an Indian national through a hire-for-murder scheme. This failed plot also has connections to the killing of Hardeep Singh…
10 successive wins. The most consistent team in the tournament. Almost everything working right on track. But, just one bad day and you are only the ‘Runners Up’ and not the Champions as you should have been. This Team India surely deserved better. Although, I am too heartbroken to write…
Claudia Goldin and her 'Nobel' research on gender gap
October 29, 2023
“Men are able to have the family and step up because women step back in terms of their jobs, but both are deprived. Men forgo time with their family and women often forgo their career,” these are the words of Nobel Laurette Claudia Goldin who was awarded the Nobel Prize…
It was the Jewish festival of ‘Sukkot’ as the whole Israel was having a relaxed sleep, when the ghoulish terrorists of Hamas carried out one of the deadliest terror attacks of recent times killing over 1400 innocent people. The Israeli counter-offensive on expected lines, has been extremely brutal leading to…
In a historic and progressive move, the Parliament passed the Women’s Reservation Bill or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam to reserve one-third of seats for women in the Centre and state legislatures. Although there still remains a long way, for the actual policy to come into effect (at least till…
Tracking the phenomenal rise of Vivek Ramswamy in US politics
October 12, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy…Well, the rise of this Indian-American entrepreneur has been unprecedented by all means in US politics. He was just a newcomer in politics, three months back, but in a short period, the Ohio-based entrepreneur — through his tall claims and hard-right polarising ideology – has made a mark leaving…
World Cup: A SWOT Analysis as India gears to end drought
October 3, 2023
There couldn’t have been a better setup heading into the World Cup, as India looks really sorted and in form with the Asia Cup victory and a decisive win against the Aussies. After 12 years, the tournament is back in India, and it’s the first time, we are hosting it…
Jawan…the movie which is the talk of the town and has taken the global box office by a TYPHOON. The pan-India movie has gone on to become the highest-grosser in Bollywood. Just like Shah Rukh Khan, the public received the movie with open arms. However, in a movie laden with…
